A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. Marcus Garvey More Quotes by Marcus Garvey More Quotes From Marcus Garvey To have built up a new organization, which was not purely political, among Negroes in America was a wonderful feat, for the Negro politician does not allow any other kind of organization within his race to thrive. Marcus Garvey organization race america American suffragist, speech "Is Woman Suffrage Progressing?" at Stockholm, Sweden Radicalism is a label that is always applied to people who are endeavoring to get freedom. Marcus Garvey progress labels people If you have no confidence in [yourself] you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won before you have started. Marcus Garvey If you have no confidence in self you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence you have won even before you started. Marcus Garvey Real men laugh at opposition; real men smile when enemies appear. Marcus Garvey enemies laugh smile men Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds! Marcus Garvey minds mental free slavery freedom We see a new Ethiopia, a new Africa, stretching her hands of influence throughout the world, teaching man the way of life and peace, The Way to God. Marcus Garvey man god peace life This hour we are stretching forth our hands with the desire to teach the world the true principles of mercy and justice. Marcus Garvey true justice hands world If the enemy could only know that Marcus Garvey is but a John the Baptist in the wilderness, that a greater and more dangerous Marcus Garvey is yet to appear, the Garvey with whom you will have to reckon for the injustice of the present generation. Marcus Garvey generation know you enemy Glorious shall be the battle when the time comes to fight for our people and our race. Marcus Garvey fight battle time people We welcome the opposition of the world, because we are determined to see the battle through. Africa's battle-cry is not yet heard. Marcus Garvey see welcome battle world Ethiopia shall once more arise from the ashes of material ruin to the heights of temporal glory. Marcus Garvey ruin heights more glory
